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言い返す is an exact match with one form of the following word:
言い返す
BOOST
Reading : いいかえす   
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to talk back; to answer back; to retort
2. to say over; to repeat words; to say repeatedly
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Usefulness and usage:
Kanshudo usefulness level: 7 (among the 20,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 61,161 which gives a rank of 16,137
言い返す is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 135,000 (about 723,000 results)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 2636 (see iKnow! collections)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 47 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
かのじょ
彼女
かえ
すじちが
筋違

It's wrong of you to talk back to her.
ベス
かえ
しました
かあ
さん
かのじょ
彼女
ものすごく
ふと
りすぎている
ちゅうい
注意
しました

Beth protested, but her mother reminded her that she was incredibly fat.
かのじょ
彼女
かれ
かえ
した

She retorted against him.
言返す
BOOST
Reading : いいかえす   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 34,000 (about 16,900,000 results)
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いいかえす
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 176,000 (about 415,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 47 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ヘン   かえ to return, to come back   かえ to return (something)   
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ハン   ホン   タン    anti-   そらす to bend, to warp   そ to be warped, curved   
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また again   
cliff
move
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